FIAT
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Mar 19, 2012 20:41:40 GMT
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Last Edit: May 8, 2019 3:44:22 GMT by FIAT
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Mike
East Midlands
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Mar 19, 2012 20:53:46 GMT
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Welcome to the forum! Your Fiat looks great, never seen one with U.S. bumpers before.
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simes
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Mar 19, 2012 21:14:13 GMT
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Federal bumpers - argh!!
Lovely car though.
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Simes
205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah......
E91 320D MSport
Honda NC30
Vespa 300GTS
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 52
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Mar 19, 2012 21:19:35 GMT
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Looks beautiful apart from the hideous bumpers!
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Mar 19, 2012 21:58:02 GMT
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Cracking colour! And I've never seen one with those bumpers before either ;D
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Mar 19, 2012 22:42:14 GMT
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Holy Moly those bumpers are something else, extraordinary! Looks a bit low on the front, might be the bumpers' fault!
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Mar 19, 2012 23:16:59 GMT
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Nice! Is that a 2-litre twin cam?
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FIAT
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Ha ha ! You've got to love these bumpers. ;D
They are not only butt-ugly , they weight at least 50-60 pounds each.
thanks for all your comments guys .
The engine is 1600 TC
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Very nice!, great find.
Take the bumpers off and throw them out.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Clement
Europe
ambitious but rubbish
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Actually I'd keep the bumpers because:
1/ Your car looks accident-proof with them, and people won't mess with someone that's got nothing to lose
2/ When on a picnic, you don't need a bench to sit on, you've got bumpers! How cool is that??
I like that!
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Mar 20, 2012 17:54:50 GMT
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What's the pump for, above the alternator - air con or power steering?
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FIAT
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What's the pump for, above the alternator - air con or power steering? Non of the above. That is a smog pump , for Californian emission. |
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FIAT
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Well , heavy bumpers are gone . I replaced them with light aluminum ones . You might say original , chrome bumpers are better , but I don't think so. All chrome will be painted black eventually , so the chrome bumpers will not fit. Few things were cleaned , I put clear side markers , instead of the amber ones. Found some Hella foglights . Got rid of the stupid license plate illumination . Also new muffler were installed (I had to make a cutout to fit it) and Torino badge was attached to the grill.      |
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Last Edit: May 8, 2019 3:45:40 GMT by FIAT
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Tarka
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Amazing - I'm chuffed and confused how anyone in the US ever bought one of these new! You need to badge it up as a Lada Riva to really scare the locals!!
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Sharks in the garage.🐬🇩🇪
I'll finish my projects when you've finished your's!😎😜
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FIAT
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Last Edit: May 8, 2019 3:47:30 GMT by FIAT
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Mar 22, 2012 18:40:48 GMT
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What a great car. Have you kept the bumpers? They should defo be preserved as an example of X-TREME USA 1970's 'SAFETY' BUMPERS, if I had a car suitable for em i'd be asking you to sell them to me.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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mudpud
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Mar 22, 2012 18:54:48 GMT
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Luvley, luvley But please change the bumper for chrome.
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Mar 22, 2012 23:14:40 GMT
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Liking the upgrades. What are the bumpers off, an X1/9?
Do you find the tubular exhaust manifold gives much gain? And, I see you've lost the smog pump! Gives a nice clean look to the classic twin-cam.
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FIAT
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What a great car. Have you kept the bumpers? They should defo be preserved as an example of X-TREME USA 1970's 'SAFETY' BUMPERS, if I had a car suitable for em i'd be asking you to sell them to me. Thank you , but unfortunately ( or fortunately ) I don't have them no more. I tried to sell them first , then I tried to swap them for something else , after that I tried to give them away - but had no luck. Finally scrap metal pickers picked them up and was extremely happy to get rig of them. ;D |
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FIAT
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Luvley, luvley But please change the bumper for chrome. Thank you. But maybe I have a perverted taste - I don't like chrome  , so no chrome bumpers , sorry. |
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, so no chrome bumpers , sorry.